The MIC ( Motorcycle Industry Association , Irvine , California ) is reporting that among leading brands , 2022 sales of new motorcycles and scooters decreased by -3.5 % over the previous year , while ATVs decreased - 12.7 %. Motorcycles and scooters accounted for 73.2 % of the 2022 sales and ATVs represented 26.8 %, among those brands . " While 2022 is pretty much flat compared to 2021 and 2020 , it still is a significant increase from 2019 ," said Buckner Nesheim , MIC Director of Research and Statistics . " When we compare 2022 to 2019 sales , off-highway is up + 36 %, onhighway is up + 4 %, and scooters are up + 12 %. Dual sport ( ADV ) is a

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tremendous growth story . Sales in this category have increased every year since 2016 and more dual sport motorcycles were sold in 2022 than in any other year since we started collecting data in this category back in 1990 ."

The MIC data for the full year 2022 show total powersports industry new model retail sales at -6.2 % ( 733,537 units compared to 781,806 units in 2021 ). Domestic US on-highway retail motorcycle sales were 297,174 units

for the year ( -5.4 %); scooters at 22,181 units ( -4.3 %); dual sport models ( ADV ) were 72,643 units (+ 0.0 %); off-highway motorcycles were -5.0 % ( 145,216 units ), with ATV retail sales -12.7 % at 196,860 units .

Tucker Powersports has released a new Tucker V-Twin catalog for 2023 with over 1,500 pages of product from some of the biggest and oldest brands in the market , and some of the important but more difficult to find brands and products . From audio to windshields , seats , luggage and wheels to brakes , suspension , engines and transmissions , the range features industry top-sellers , exclusives , a dedicated range of Indian and Victory parts and accessories , and hundreds of new items .

New items such as the recently released M-8 Big Bore kits from S & S , Rockford Fosgate Gen-3 audio kits , Vance & Hines hioutput RR PCX 2-into-1 exhausts and Falcon air intakes , Freedom Performance exhausts for Indian Chiefs and Kuryakyn

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Biltwell ' s 2023 Parts & Labor Motorcycle Expo ( Del Mar , California , January 14th ) attracted a record crowd for the event , according to co-founder Bill Bryant . " Our thanks to everyone who came to the show this year in Del Mar . Despite the pouring rain , we had a record attendance and more show bikes and cool vendors than ever before . " What started as our scratch-anddent parking lot sale about ten years ago has evolved into a fun day packed with smokin ' deals , lots of motorcycles and fun for the whole family . " We were stoked to see the Speed- Kings Softail go to a very deserving local rider , and the show bike class winners are listed below . Thanks too to our friends at J & P Cycles who helped put on our Parts & Labor Motorcycle Expo this year . Continuing with their support of the DIY / backyard builder , they ’ re offering consumers a 15 % discount when they use the code PARTSANDLABOR on their website ( exclusions apply )." www . partsandlaborexpo . com

The Best Chopper award , chosen by Lowbrow Customs , went to Lorenzo Cisi .

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